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[–] 44 points 5 months ago

That's one hell of a spot to put the shitter.

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  • [–] 27 points 5 months ago (13 children)

    Could not handle tower climbing. My hands are getting sweaty just looking at this picture.

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  • [–] 22 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    I watched a video yesterday of someone climbing down a high rise on a tether to work on an A/C unit. Even seeing all the steps in protection and redundant safety measures. Nope. Not me.

    Then there was one long ago I saw of a guy doing maintenance on a radio tower. Climbed up the interior ladder most of the way, then got on the outside to get to the part he was checking. At one point he had to disconnect and reconnect his safety line because of stuff in the way. NOPE.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    At one point he had to disconnect and reconnect his safety line because of stuff in the way.

    This is why you need to wear two lines.

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    Urgh the pinned comment on that video. “Feminist : We don’t need Men”

    So annoying that cool videos like this are ruined by the rampant sexism on youtube.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    That was a TV tower on the Midwest plains and truly horrifying... The bit about the weather..

    I believe This is the video you saw.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Not that video, but I remember another one from a little more than a decade ago where the guy was talking the entire time, explaining the process (and joking at one point about how only the new guys constantly used both safety hooks because it doubled or tripled the time of the work). Then you realize that there was another fella climbing with him when they get up on the little platform.

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  • [–] 42 points 5 months ago
    [–] 19 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    All of a sudden there is a strong need to pee

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  • [–] 17 points 5 months ago*

    I had to do this once. Once. I don't give a damn that the harness is good and totally will support my weight; I can still dangle around and smack into the damn tower I am tethered to. 😬

    Shit's crazy that it can be totally windless at the base, but once you're up halfway or so, it gets real windy. The only fun thing about the job that day was the tower we were installing equipment to was part of an old radio station, and inside the radio station building had all this super old ass radio equipment and we were fucking around with it pretending to be on the air.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Pigeon mode. Time to shit on someone you don't like

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Gosh, I'll bet the breeze up there after climbing feels heavenly. Utter bliss

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    I love heights. I'd be all over this.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    Oh hell no..

    NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Did you forget your PIM blanket!? I told you we had PIM!

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Big pigeon energy.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    You poopin?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    As a tree climber this looks nice. I'd love to scale a tower.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I love tower climbing. I do it as a hobby, not for work. But I considered a career in climbing when I was younger.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    That is some clean zip tie work

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